It is estimated that at the time the missile hit, there were 200 civilians inside the building. Two deaths were confirmed.
Two Russian aerial bombs hit a hypermarket in the capital of the same name this Saturday. Ukrainian Kharkiv region, in the north of the country. There is two confirmed deaths, 24 injured and a still undetermined number of missing people.
He President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyhas stated that at the time of the bombing there were more than 200 people in the shopping center. The president expressed himself through the social network X and wrote: “If Ukraine had enough air defense systems and modern combat aircraft, Russian attacks like this would be impossible.”
For his part, the Mayor of the city of Kharkiv, Igor Terejov denounced that “this is pure terrorism”. “We have a large number of missing people. Many injured. Judging by what we saw, the attack targeted the shopping center, where there were many people,” said the Ukrainian official.
The Epicentr building, specialized in construction, encompasses 15,000 square meters and is on fire after the Russian attack carried out this Saturday afternoon.
“There could be hundreds of people in the place,” he warned minutes later. Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Sinegubov. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine, medical services and police are working at the scene. “All victims are being treated,” local authorities reported.
Zelensky calls for reinforcements in air defense
“This attack on Kharkiv It’s another manifestation of Russian madness; There is simply no other way to call it. Only crazy people like Putin are capable of killing and terrorizing people in such a vile way,” said the Ukrainian president through a video shared on his social networks.
In it, he expressed his “deepest condolences” to the families of the deceased and assured that “anyone affected will receive the necessary assistance.”
Also, Zelensky used the opportunity to appeal to world leaders: “When we say that Ukraine needs sufficient air defense protection that allows us protect the lives of our people in the most effective way, we are talking about how to literally prevent these types of terrorist attacks,” the president said in his message.
“I thank the leaders who truly support us, who truly see that every decision to support Ukraine is a decision to protect and save lives,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito
